Posted on September 22nd, 2010
The following lesson shows both the Magnus Smith Trap as well as that you don’t have to resign because according to theory you are in trouble. Your opponent has to prove that he is able to win the game.
Posted on January 24th, 2010
Posted on October 4th, 2009
Posted on December 12th, 2008
Noah’s Ark Trap is not just an opening trap. The name is used for a lot of openings in which the white bishop is trapped on b3 by black pawns. Most of the games that contain this trap can be found in the Ruy Lopez.
Posted on November 16th, 2008
As a kind of followup on the lesson about the minor promotion I have added this lesson on the Lasker Trap in the Albin Countergambit. The underpromotion plays an important role in this trap and probably contributes to the success of it. The Albin Countergambit starts with the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 [...]
Posted on March 2nd, 2008
The Elephant Trap is a famous trap in the Queen’s Gambit Declined. I am not sure why it is called the Elephant Trap, but the name reminds me to an oil painting of Eddie William Powell. The picture above shows a part of this painting. More information about this and other paintings of this artist [...]
Posted on February 16th, 2008
The Budapest Defence is a chess opening that starts with the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5. This is one of the rare gambit lines for Black, because almost all of the gambit lines are for White. It is rarely played at grandmaster level, but for the amateur it may be a nice way to immediately [...]
Posted on October 31st, 2007
In a smothered mate the mated king is unable to move because he is surrounded (or smothered) by his own pieces. Therefor a smothered mate can only be delivered by a knight. We have seen an example of a smothered mate before in the lesson about the Blackburne Shilling Gambit. This lesson deals with the [...]
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